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August 22, 1969 M. D. Burch Director of Personnel and Industrial Relations Owens-Coming Piberglas Corp. P. 0. Box 901 Toledo, Ohio 43601 Sear Mr. Burch* I am attaching hereto a copy of a statement received from Berlin, Hew Jersey.' Z have had a series of problems with apparent working conditions and the attached statement speaks for Itself. Since this has been a continuing thing, there must be something that can be done to correct it. I have to point out In the first paragraph of the transmittal that this matter Is not in our constitution but was a resolution developed by the Health and Welfare Committee. I, of eourse, will have the opportunity to see you on Tuesday morning and we can discuss the matter in more detail. Sincerely, LWMsnJr attachment Lee W. Minton International President Za eceordanee with th new constitution of the O.B.l.A. that all aafety Batters should ba mado a grlevene* sftor thsy ara dla* euaaod and tha Union Committee foals choc tha Company is alChar aovlng too slow or not going anything about this sarlous matter* in tha aooa of tha local, tha officers of Local 231 and tha Safety Gomlttee flla a griavanea on tha following items* A Ths ganaral dust eondlelon throughout tha plant* _Ve ara calling for immediate corroetion of this dust eondltlon^Calling for . a rogular floor eloaning program that would ba followed each shift of tha operation of this plant*^2 Cal ling for dust eorrac* tlon at tha Flatware Finishing Lina, especially at tha leading box station* Thaso nan ara continuously being subject to a concentration of dust at tha boxing and of this lino* Tha entire line condition Is not good*^rRoutcr area needs correcting* Batch mixing dust needs correcting* Tho hazardous oathod of feed in* batch to this dopart&nnt by a lift truck should bo dls* continued* ' Tho mothod of cooling no ids with large hlfib*pewcred__ fans on the floor of tho Froductlon Department should be die* continued and another method installed* This keeps a constant agitation of dust spread throughout tha production area.''.The amber of vehicles moving beek and forth in tha production area continuously stir up the dust* Some methods should be devised to aintnias this traffic and keep tho dust on tho floors at c minima* . ^ Tha uss of flbargias pads sftor thoy detorlste and bun* This ~ kaaps a constant amount of flbargias dust and cchar dust into the atresphere by tho cages passing in front of cooling fans* dropping off of lift trucks, and is a constant source of irrita* tion to tho employees* (_/Ths saws naod oorious attention* (j* Special Assembly Department. Tha Linas Res* 1, 2 and 3 where the Ben strip, this dust Bethod should bo corrected instead of tho method now used of bloving the dust into facts of ons man froa another* /^The method of bulk loading arterial vhare the trucks discharge L- their load into tha bulk system* Here there le carelessness -end -- the dust froa those chucks blows into the plant in o large cloud* 'The ventilating of tho Southern area over the top cf the Dowther* pumps* Any ventilation coming into this arsa must pass over tha pumps and contaminated with Dovthera fumes before it gats into tho plant* Another mothod of ventilating this arsa should ba devised* Sigh noise level froa aachinory seeaa leaks* Tho Local Ur.inn and ths Safoey Committee are further calling for . an educational program to aware the employees af this plant cf A*; tha serlousnoss cf ths contents of this dust ac that everyone V./ i* very familiar with this fact and through thoir daily work will do sr.ataver they can to reduce the amount cf duat* x?.Attached to this grievance will be an additional list of (^Vby the Safety Comictoe for ether Improves sots*